Question 1

How long does it take to ship a container from Colombo to Dubai by sea?

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Colombo and Dubai is 5 days 17h. Ships depart from Colombo (LKCMB) and arrive at Jebel Ali (AEJEA) with scheduled departures 2-4 times a week.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Colombo and Dubai?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart 2-4 times a week from Colombo (LKCMB) and arrive into Jebel Ali (AEJEA) around 5 days 17h later. These services are operated by Evergreen, Unifeeder, X-Press Feeders, Maersk, HDS, MSC, COSCO, CMA CGM, Wan Hai, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC, OOCL, Maersk, COSCO, MSC, MSC, Evergreen, COSCO, X-Press Feeders, CMA CGM, Evergreen, Maersk, MSC, CMA CGM, MSC, CMA CGM, ONE, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, Evergreen, Evergreen, Emirates Shipping and King Ocean.

Question 3

How long does it take to send cargo from Colombo to Dubai by air freight?

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Colombo to Dubai takes around 4h 32m. Flights depart from Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and arrive at Dubai International Airport (DXB).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Colombo and Dubai?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and Dubai International Airport (DXB) depart every 1-2 hours. These flights are serviced by Flexflight, FitsAir, SriLankan Airlines, Emirates, FlyDubai, SalamAir, IndiGo, IndiGo, IndiGo, IndiGo, Air India and Qatar Airways and the typical transit time is around 4h 32m.

Question 5

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Colombo and Dubai?

Accepted Answer

No, it doesn't look like there are dedicated Cargo planes flying between Colombo and Dubai. There are regular passenger aircraft however and they might be able to accommodate your cargo depending on its dimensions and weight.

Question 6

What is the distance between Colombo to Dubai by ship?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Colombo and Dubai by cargo ship is 1,918 Nautical Miles (3,552 Kilometres / 2,207 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Colombo (LKCMB) and Jebel Ali (AEJEA).

Question 7

What is the distance between Colombo to Dubai by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Colombo and Dubai by air is around 3,292 Kilometres (2,045 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and Dubai International Airport (DXB).

Question 8

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Colombo to Dubai by sea?

Accepted Answer

260kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Colombo to Dubai. This is calculated using the overall historical emissions of the average container ship on this trade lane and dividing it by the total projected capacity.

Question 9

How much CO2 is produced when sending cargo by air from Colombo to Dubai?

Accepted Answer

232kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Colombo to Dubai. This is calculated by determining the total fuel burn output of various aircraft that typically fly this route and dividing it by the total available cargo capacity in KGs.

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Flexflight	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320
FitsAir	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320
SriLankan Airlines	1-2 times a day	Airbus A330-200+2 others
Emirates	2-4 times a day	Boeing 777-300ER+1 others
FlyDubai	Every few hours	Boeing 737MAX 8+1 others
SalamAir	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321neo+2 others
IndiGo	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo
IndiGo	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A321neo+1 others
IndiGo	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo+1 others
IndiGo	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo
Air India	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo+2 others
Qatar Airways	2-4 times a day	Boeing 787-8+5 others

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
AGI / Colombo - India	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, CSTAR, HMM, Unifeeder
SGS / CCS / ISG / WIS / JAC / RIG3 / SGX / BTL - SGS \| CMA - CCS \| EMC - ISG \| GFS - WIS \| ML - JAC \| RCL - RIG3 \| XPF - SGX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Unifeeder, Evergreen, BTL, CMA CGM, GFS, Maersk, RCL, X-Press Feeders
PIKEX / CMA - PIKEX	Direct	1-2 times a week	X-Press Feeders, CMA CGM
Safina / ML - Safina	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Wan Hai
UAE-India-East Africa	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	HDS
Malabar → Indus Express	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
CIX / CIX3 → GULFEIN1 / ASX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM
CIX / RKI10 → VGI / RGA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, RCL
PMX → PSX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
CIX → EA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
Shikra → EAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
CIX3 → ONE - TIG	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	OOCL
MEWA → ESL - GIA \| HL - EA2	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	Maersk
PMX → KGS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
IPAK → Indus Express	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Malabar → EAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
FAL6 / AEU5 / CEM / LL6 → CIMEX6 / MEX5 / APG / ME4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
CIX3 → AGI2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
CWX2 → CMA - PIKEX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	X-Press Feeders
CIX → PIKEX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
CIX5 / CWX → JFX / CME	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, TS Lines, X-Press Feeders
Safina → FM1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
IPAK → EAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
KILIMA → KARIBU	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
Ingwe → IAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
GULFHERC/AS8 / RLI → VGI / RGA	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM, RCL
MIAX / AIM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Hapag-Lloyd
KILIMA → SWAX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
WAX → VGI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
FAL6 / AEU5 / CEM / LL6 → CIMEX6 / MEX5 / APG / ME4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
CIX5 → CMEX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CI8 / NCI / CIX2 / CUL - CI8 \| EMC - CIX2 \| FT - CISC \| ONE - NCI \| TSL - CIX2 → CMX / AG3 / GLX2 / ESL - CMX \| GFS - COSMOS \| HMM - CMX \| KMTC - AIM2 \| ONE - AG3 \| TSL - GLX2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Emirates Shipping, ONE, China United, TS Lines
CIVS / AIS3 → CMX / AIM2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	King Ocean, Emirates Shipping

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